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THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS (2000AD DRAFT)

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS (2000AD DRAFT) THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS © 2016 DANNY NOLAN A short tale about two young aliens visiting our solar system for their version of Schoolies after a hard year of study. NOTES: Both characters look and sound like your typical western teenager except they have four arms. The spaceship interior is a very modern affair with lots of shiny chrome, monitors and lights, only it has been trashed as only teenagers on holiday can trash a living space.     PAGE ONE 5 panels this page 5 x1 Panel 1: INT. Looks like your average modern apartment. POV from back of room. We do not yet realize we are on a spacecraft. We are looking at the rear of a couch, the back of two heads are visible. One head has a ponytail draped over the back. An arm is resting on the armrest. A pair of feet wearing thongs hangs over the other armrest. Partially visible in front of the couch is what appears to be a big screen TV. There is some evidence of

PARADISO V

PARADISO V (c) 2016 Danny Nolan PAGE ONE Panel 1: Planet hangs in space. CAPTION: PARADISO 5 CAPTION: PLEASURE PLANET Panel 2. Establishing shot. Lovely facilities, oceans, tasteful décor. No people. Panel 3. A sign to the left of the panel. Beyond the sign in the back ground is the silhouette of a roller coaster and palm trees. In the foreground is a modern looking excavator – drilling rig, with two men standing around it, overseeing its work. SIGN: PARIDISO 5 - DREAM AMONG THE STARS. MAJOR RENOVATION AND UPGRADE INCORPORATING EXCITING NEW RIDES RESTAURANTS AND THEMES UNVEILING Q3 THIS YEAR  BROUGHT TO YOU BY ALLSTARS CONGLOMERATE Panel 4. There is a young man, TRAVIS, in the cabin dressed in coveralls and a hard hat. Outside is an older man with a beard, CHANG, dressed similarly. Both have company logo and the names on their coveralls. Dirt and boulders are scattered around. Chang is talking to Travis. CHANG: I’ll bet this beats trave